Stars & Moon

Night time is my favorite time to photograph. It is cool, solitary, challenging and peaceful. Capturing star trails, moon shots and the colorful Milky Way were among the first shots I wanted to learn how to take after buying my first DSLR. Astrophotography reminds me of the infinitesimal space we occupy in the grandness of our universe, like that scary yet calming feeling of being on a desert island - out in space. When juxtaposed with Earth features like trees, mountains and man made structures, celestial photographs tell an open ended story that leaves much to be imagined.

Blood Moon - October 2014

This is the October 8, 2014 'Blood Moon' - It's called that because, when viewed from certain angles during a total lunar eclipse, the color red is refracted across the face of the Moon and causes it to take on an eerie, red glow when observed from Earth. There is no color alteration here, just the purple afterglow of the recently set sun.

More commonly known as the "Harvest Moon" which is a full moon occurring in autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere usually in September and October respectively. The "Harvest Moon" is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), and the "Hunter's Moon" is the one following it.